The purpose of an analytical history paper is to provide an argument that proves a specific thesis (argument). The proposal should be one-page long, plus another page for a preliminary bibliography. The proposal is a brief paragraph (150-250 words) Describe the subject (the context): What, Where, When, and Who (description of the topic) Its importance (why is this event or topic important?) Include 3-5 researchable (guiding) questions (in essay form, not as an outline) You need at least 3 academic sources (journal articles) Follow Chicago Style for bibliography format and style. See UNP Documentation guide on Blackboard (writing resources foulder) These 5 elements must be in your proposal The precise question you will address in your research What is your topic? Describe it briefly. What is your hypothesis? What question(s) drive (s) your research? How your question relates to issues raised/discussed by other historians who have worked on similar/related topics (what do the secondary sources say?) What will your readers learn from this project- or will you be interpreting commonplace knowledge in a new way? Why this question is worth answering (from an historian's viewpoint) Why is your project significant or interesting? Discuss how your project relates to broader issues in history. What sources you will use to answer this question Give short bibliography What methods of analysis will you use to draw answers out of the secondary sources? Will you be reading library books, archival material, objects, paintings? Are any of your sources in a language other than English? Will you be using methods from other disciplines? Suggested Topics Plantation systems in the Caribbean Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean The Haitian Revolution
The purpose of an analytical history paper is to provide an argument that proves a specific thesis (argument). The proposal should be one-page long, plus another page for a preliminary bibliography. The proposal is a brief paragraph (150-250 words) Describe the subject (the context): What, Where, When, and Who (description of the topic) Its importance (why is this event or topic important?) Include 3-5 researchable (guiding) questions (in essay form, not as an outline) You need at least 3 academic sources (journal articles) Follow Chicago Style for bibliography format and style. See UNP Documentation guide on Blackboard (writing resources foulder) These 5 elements must be in your proposal The precise question you will address in your research What is your topic? Describe it briefly. What is your hypothesis? What question(s) drive (s) your research? How your question relates to issues raised/discussed by other historians who have worked on similar/related topics (what do the secondary sources say?) What will your readers learn from this project- or will you be interpreting commonplace knowledge in a new way? Why this question is worth answering (from an historian's viewpoint) Why is your project significant or interesting? Discuss how your project relates to broader issues in history. What sources you will use to answer this question Give short bibliography What methods of analysis will you use to draw answers out of the secondary sources? Will you be reading library books, archival material, objects, paintings? Are any of your sources in a language other than English? Will you be using methods from other disciplines? Suggested Topics Plantation systems in the Caribbean Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean The Haitian Revolution
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The purpose of an analytical history paper is to provide an argument that proves a specific thesis (argument).
The proposal should be one-page long, plus another page for a preliminary bibliography.
The proposal is a brief paragraph (150-250 words)
- Describe the subject (the context): What, Where, When, and Who (description of the topic)
- Its importance (why is this event or topic important?)
- Include 3-5 researchable (guiding) questions (in essay form, not as an outline)
You need at least 3 academic sources (journal articles)
Follow Chicago Style for bibliography format and style.
- See UNP Documentation guide on Blackboard (writing resources foulder)
These 5 elements must be in your proposal
The precise question you will address in your research
- What is your topic? Describe it briefly.
- What is your hypothesis? What question(s) drive (s) your research?
How your question relates to issues raised/discussed by other historians who have worked on similar/related topics (what do the secondary sources say?)
- What will your readers learn from this project- or will you be interpreting commonplace knowledge in a new way?
Why this question is worth answering (from an historian's viewpoint)
- Why is your project significant or interesting? Discuss how your project relates to broader issues in history.
What sources you will use to answer this question
- Give short bibliography
What methods of analysis will you use to draw answers out of the secondary sources?
- Will you be reading library books, archival material, objects, paintings? Are any of your sources in a language other than English? Will you be using methods from other disciplines?
Suggested Topics
Plantation systems in the Caribbean
Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Haitian Revolution
